PASSED IN - $1,950,000

'You can't build it for $2 million. So sell your block of land and buy this instead!' Cheeky advice from auctioneer Steve Abbott was tempered by the alert that, 'We are now coming into a supply hole’. However, the crowd held back, and an opening vendor bid of $1,900,000 was required. This succeeded in drawing out a genuine crowd bidder who agreed to a $50,000 rise. No other bids were offered, and the sole bidder was briskly invited inside to the warmth for negotiations.

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